AMU BS in Engineering???

AMU has a survey on their web site http://www.amu.apus.edu/index.htm
"Interested in a BS in Engineering/? Take our survey."
I said I was interested in systems engineering.

 

Is AMU a good school? I talked to them once. I think they said something about books be including in tuition.

 

APUS is an RA institution and enjoys an excellent reputation, (AMU and APU belong to APUS). You are correct, AMU does include books in their tuition which of course coupled with already attractive tuition rates makes them even more appealing.

 

Books are only included for undergraduate courses (per AMU FAQs).

 

People really seem to like AMU. I can't find any dirt on them. I'm going to give them another look.

 

My question to AMU would be to ask if they are going to try and seek ABET certification. Without it I just think the degree will have serious limitations just like every Engineering degree without it. Of course I'm only referring to the U.S. Other countries may not look at it that hard.

 

Without that I guess we looking at another engineering technology program.

 

Engineering BS programs normally have professional accreditation from ABET, not just RA. And it's basically impossible to get ABET accreditation if your program is purely online, because there are so many lab requirements. The best-known distance engineering programs, from University of North Dakota, require intensive week-long summer residencies where they cram in all of the year's labs.

Unless AMU plans to do something similar, they won't get ABET accreditation. That might be OK for some branches of engineering, like Software Engineering. But it would be a severe handicap in a field like Civil Engineering, which was also listed in the AMU survey. You need a state Professional Engineer's license to practice as a civil engineer: all states prefer ABET degrees for licensure, and some strictly require them.

There are very few (if any) RA, non-ABET, engineering BS programs in traditional engineering disciplines like civil, electrical, or mechanical.